Electricity demand per person in Nauru
Nauru: Electricity demand per person was 4,178 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 4,178 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Nauru peaked at 4,178 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,898 kilowatt-hours, in 2013.
Nauru ranks 82nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,576 kilowatt-hours | 1,988 kilowatt-hours | 2,979 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,558 kilowatt-hours | 1,898 kilowatt-hours | 3,479 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,553 kilowatt-hours | 3,361 kilowatt-hours | 4,178 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 49.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 14.4% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita 36.4% (2023)
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 12.68 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 847.39 cubic meters (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Nauru?
- Electricity demand per person in Nauru was 4,178 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 4,178 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,898 kilowatt-hours in 2013.
- How does Nauru rank for electricity demand per person?
- Nauru ranks 82nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.